The call to prayer will happen five times a day for the rest of the month. Wishing everyone there a blessed start and beginning to ramadan. Turning to a woman who survived a twoweek battle with the coronavirus and has quite a tale to tell about it. Rose lee manuel is recovering at her home on long island. She just turned 101 years old on thursday. W abc has her story. Everyone took such good care of me, im so grateful. Abc has. Everyone took such good care of me, im so grateful. Reporter its that gratitude that makes rose lee sparkle when you meet her. Dont be fooled, this 101yearold is tough. She lives at the Good Samaritan nursing and Rehabilitation Center and came down with covid19 in midmarch. She fought and she won. Reporter her son gary, now thrilled, feared the worst but tells us shes always been very independent, very strong. She was a single mother. My father passed away in 1971. Reporter he says his mother didnt even retire until she was 95 years old. And she was also a Fire
Also, dont forget to spay and neuter your virus. For more on the latest breakthroughs, ill turn it over now to my colleague dr. Scruffles. Dr. Scruffles, get out of the garbage bad doctor bad doctor announcer its the late show with Stephen Colbert tonight stephen welcomes bill gates and claire danes and mandy patinkin, featuring jon batiste and stay homin. And now, live on tape from a safe dis stephen hi, everybody. Welcome to a late show. Were in the middle of a fight in the room. Do we need to clean up the area . I dont think so because you cant see it. I can and im fine with it. Welcome to the late show. Im your host, Stephen Colbert. Last night, i talked about the governors who have decided to reopen their states in opposition to the federal guidelines, but one day later, im happy to report that cooler heads have prevailed in our nations leadership, because the Insane Clown Posse is calling off its annual gathering of the juggalos festival. Theyve also officially changed their name
Desperate plight of people losing their Health Insurance, too. And back in the game. The nfl kicks off its first ever virtual draft today. Well show you the other ideas leagues are considering to get sports back on tv. But first, heres todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. Deadly tornadoes breaking out across parts of the south. In la louisiana, texas, oklahom. Everything is gone. The trees are gone. Swish. 4. 4 million new filings for Unemployment Benefits. This is about six to seven times higher than we ever saw during the great recession. Thats raising the total layoffs since the virus hit to more than 26 million. In some sense, the numbers are telling us what we already see with our eyes. Protests to reopen are growing. Southern governors are already loosening their restrictions. We have to proceed in a cver careful, measured way. You dont believe there should be distancing . Of course. Carolyn goodman sounding off about reopening the city. Youre talking disease. Im talking
Ver much with us. Months after it first arrived on our shores, it was a classic case of ready or not, as Martha Teichner will report ouile of u. Government pandemic preparedness plans. It is not as if we werent warned. By early february, the scope of this pandemic was really becoming quite clear. President trump we have it very much under control. Reporter so how did we get blindsided . We wasted almost the entire month of february doing almost nothing to get us ready. Reporter coming up this sunday morning, the telling timeline. Pauley shes already a broadway and hollywood legend, now Julie Andrews is launching a brand new podcast, aimed at encouraging children to read. This morning shell tell our tracy smith all about it. When the dog bites reporter Julie Andrews once played a character who could find her way through any hardship. Simply remember my favorite things reporter and it seems she is made of the same stuff. I really loved feeling happy and being happy, and im certainly not
Last night last nights oscars were the lowest rated oscars in history. Hell, Martin Scorsese was there and even he didnt watch [ laughter ] senator Amy Klobuchar released a new ad in New Hampshire today, ahead of tomorrows primary, that claims that President Trump has a quote, complete lack of empathy. Replied trump, i literally cannot understand how shed feel that way. [ laughter ] to avoid technical difficulties that plagued last weeks iowas democratic caucus, voters in New Hampshire will use paper ballots in tomorrows primary. So now theres absolutely nothing that can go wrong oh, damn it. [ laughter ] damn it, guys. [ applause ] former Vice President joe biden said yesterday he will only select a Vice President who is younger than him so i guess youre out of luck, redwood trees. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause parasite swept the oscars last night. The last time a parasite did this well wait, sorry oh no. Whats that . Is this eminem if you had one shot why would eminem be here on